What cold, creamy treat is commonly abbreviated as "froyo"?
⬥ A: Frozen yogurt
⬥ B: Fried yoga mats
⬥ C: French yo-yos
⬥ D: Fricasseed Yoda
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
From July 10, 1925 until his death on January 31, 1969, Indian spiritual master Meher Baba chose not to do which of these things?
⬥ A: Eat
⬥ B: Drink
⬥ C: Breathe
⬥ D: Speak
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Creating form-hugging couture for fashion icons from Greta Garbo to Michelle Obama, Tunisian designer Azzedine Alaia was known by what nickname?
⬥ A: The Lord of Loose
⬥ B: The Boss of Blouse-y
⬥ C: The King of Cling
⬥ D: The Regent of Relaxed Fit
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Extreme sports lovers can "ash-board" down the side of Cerro Negro, an active volcano located in what Spanish-speaking country?
⬥ A: Nicaragua
⬥ B: Namibia
⬥ C: Nepal
⬥ D: New Zealand
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Looking back, Billy Bob Thornton says probably the only reason he and what ex-wife split is that "Hers is a global lifestyle and mine is an agoraphobic lifestyle"?
⬥ A: Charlize Theron
⬥ B: Angelina Jolie
⬥ C: Sandra Bullock
⬥ D: Halle Berry
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
"Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours" is the French title of a famous novel about globe-trotting adventurers, written by what French author?
⬥ A: Marcel Proust
⬥ B: Jules Verne
⬥ C: Jean-Paul Sartre
⬥ D: Honore' de Balzac
The title "Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours" translates from French as "Around the World in Eighty Days". Jonathan was unable to remember the name of the author immediately but was correctly able to eliminate the other French authors as being alive in the wrong times to write the book in 1873.
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
What is the front tip of an Olympic javelin made of? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Jonathan had no experience with track and field events and decided to Ask the Audience. A majority of respondents indicated that the tip was made of metal. Jonathan felt confident about the audience and selected B which was correct.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is the name of an extinct, flightless bird, and NOT a type of card game? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Woolworth poker
⬥ B: Oklahoma gin
⬥ C: Rodrigues solitaire
⬥ D: Mexican stud
Originally, Jonathan was certain that both C and D had to be card games, and was leaning towards A as the correct answer. When he used the 50:50 to clear out some wrong answers, Jonathan was surprised to be left with two choices he had already dismissed. Given this new information, he was less certain that C was a card game and selected the correct answer C.
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Earl Grey is a black tea traditionally flavored with oil from the rind of what fruit's bergamot variety, which is mostly grown in Italy? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Orange
⬥ B: Lemon
⬥ C: Apple
⬥ D: Lime
Jonathan was already leaning towards A but he wasn't certain enough to risk answering on his own. He called his wife Melissa to help out. She had been thinking the answer was 'orange' even before the answers were revealed. With this information, Jonathan chose the correct answer A. The klaxon signaled the end of the episode. Jonathan would return the next day with no lifelines remaining.
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
While Hillary Clinton is the most recent example, all but which of these candidates also once lost a race for president despite winning the popular vote?
⬥ A: Aaron Burr
⬥ B: Andrew Jackson
⬥ C: Grover Cleveland
⬥ D: Al Gore
Jonathan immediately eliminated choices C & D, but he had no clear favorite between the remaining choices. He remembered that Burr was involved in a controversy regarding the election of both the President and Vice President by the Electoral College before the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment. Jonathan eventually selected A as his answer, which was correct.
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following is NOT the name of a Village People song?
⬥ A: Hot Cop
⬥ B: Fox on the Box
⬥ C: Sex Over the Phone
⬥ D: Pants Party
Jonathan had stumbled upon the song "Sex Over the Phone" on YouTube previously and promptly eliminated that choice. The answer A felt like a Village People song because many of their songs involve the personas adopted by the band members. Conversely, the answer D seemed out of place to Jonathan, since he believed that the line, "There's a party in my pants and you're invited" sounded more contemporary. He selected D, which was correct.
Chris Harrison joked afterwards that Jonathan was lucky to have watched the movie 'Anchorman' where the phrase 'pants party' appears. Jonathan had thought about that movie and Steve Carell's delivery of that line when making his choice.
$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
Excluding Hawaii, what is the total number of U.S. states you can spell using only the 12 letters of the Hawaiian alphabet?
⬥ A: 2
⬥ B: 3
⬥ C: 4
⬥ D: 5
Jonathan guessed from the letters in Hawaii that both Iowa and Ohio were states that qualified. He wondered if Idaho was also part of the answer but couldn't think of any Hawaiian names that contained the letter 'd'. He wasn't certain enough to select A and in the end Jonathan walked away without answering.
While Jonathan guessed Ohio and Iowa correctly, the states Maine and Oklahoma could also be spelt with the twelve letters found in the Hawaiian alphabet. That brings the total number of states to four, and the correct answer was C.
